Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
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CXUS52 KRAH 011428
CLMRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
928 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 81 12/10/2007
LOW 0 12/30/1917
HIGHEST 72 12/09 72
LOWEST 27 12/12 10
12/20
12/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.2 54.7 5.5 53.0
AVG. MINIMUM 38.2 34.4 3.8 33.4
MEAN 49.2 44.6 4.6 43.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 11 17
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.78 1907
TOTALS 7.01 3.39 3.62 3.64
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.85 12/17 TO 12/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.8 1935
SNOW DEPTH 4 12/27/2010
TOTALS 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T
SINCE 7/1 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 486 636 -150 667
SINCE 7/1 976 1224 -248 1152
COOLING TOTAL 3 2 1 0
SINCE 1/1 1923 1804 119 2135
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/210 DATE 12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/220 DATE 12/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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DECEMBER 2023 WAS THE 2ND WETTEST ON RECORD WITH A TOTAL
PRECIPITATION IN DECEMBER OF 7.01 INCHES.
DECEMBER 2023 WAS THE 10TH WARMEST ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 49.2 DEGREES.
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH
NC ON DECEMBER 3RD. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 DEGREES SET IN
1982.
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.41 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC ON DECEMBER
10TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.19 INCHES SET IN 1992.
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.85 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC ON DECEMBER
17TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.35 INCHES SET IN 1890.
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